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QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 25, 2014 -> 07:53 PM) Most Sox fans at game are saying I paid to see this. That is it for 2014. Soriano another hit. Yesterday's game was so huge you'd think Coop would have demanded to get Bella the hell out of that game. Although Downs would have blown it too I'm sure.

We should have mailed in the score and just took the day off today after yesterday's game. Sad a huge crowd has to watch this crap. Cleveland is damn good now. This could be a repeat of last year. Robin should have turned over the food table after last night's game. Thanks, Bella.

Is Tank in another of those stretches where he never walks? My guess is he is and that's not good for the batting average.

Why are the Sox wearing those uniforms two days in a row? They should be burned after yesterday's disaster or at least forgotten for a while.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 24, 2014 -> 09:10 PM) The game should never f***ing end on a close fastball that you take. A breaking pitch that barely touches the zone, fine. But it's a god damn fastball, you can't take a close fastball. I do agree, Chili.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2014 -> 09:09 PM) Dave Martinez is still available for hire. I, along with many others, thought he should have been hired in 2012 instead of Robin. No chance of canning him. With all our injuries and this pathetic bullpen, the Sox would be laughingstock of baseball to can the manager. On paper, he's actually a candidate for manager of the year (and no I don't think he's any good).

I don't think Beckham was fooled. He was just that f***ing DUMB to take strike three, complaining about the call. You've got to swing, Gordon, maybe get lucky. Horrible loss. Thanks, Bella for a fine outing.

Hopefully Eaton wakes up this lethargic team (today). Nice hit.

We know two things. ... We have a horrible manager and the ceiling of this team is .500. They've overachieved big time with all the injuries and the worst bullpen in ages.

Worthless DeAza HAS TO get on base here.

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 24, 2014 -> 08:51 PM) Most Managers don't like to take out the closer in the middle of the 9th. They must think it will embarrass him. Hurt his pride. That's just the way the game has evolved. The current book on managing must say something like you gotta leave him in to finish, otherwise his physce will be damaged and it will hurt the team in future closing situations. Don't play for today's win, play for the big picture. When the Mgr. goes counter to this, like in Atlanta recently when they took Kimbrel out with game on the line, Kimbrel threw a hissy fit, as if to say the Mgr. can't do that. At least the Atlanta skipper had the balls to stand up to his star closer; Robin did not have the balls to remove Belasario. I'm exaggerating. of course, but not much. I forgot about that unwritten rule, probly cause I don't consider Bella a closer.

Any way in hell we can win this series now?

Horrible bullpen. .500 is the upside for this team. Hopefully we can go .500.

Poor Danks.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2014 -> 08:38 PM) It's because Downs is probably just as bad. Also not sure why he didn't pitch around McCann, considering Brendan Ryan was on deck. Downs is actually worse. He probably would have walked him and we'd had brought in another guy.

Hopefully Coop made the call on Bella. He'll find out it ain't so easy to manage. Fail Coop.

We really needed that fourth run. A 3 run lead with no closer against a good team ... we saw what happened. 3 runs.

We better get another dramatic walk off because this kind of loss is really really bad when you are trying to emerge as a solid .500 team.

There was no reason to leave Bella in that long even though I despise Downs. Had to try somebody else. This is stupid.

Yeah it was a ducksnort, but still. ... Wow.

I'm speechless. This isn't good with McCann up.

OMG, that was a big league slider! Holy s***. Two out.

Cmon Bella. Do more than just throw it over the plate. Time to start pitching. Let's win this.

Adam's been hot, but he got overmatched by that lefty. I hated Thornton as a Sox. He looked good there.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) A hit will probably put Beckham at .300. I never imagine'd I'd see him hitting this well after that horrid start he had. I think it's called 'competition.' It is bringing out the best in him possibly. If he was total horses***, he'd be replaced by Semien. That simple. Or he's finally learned how to hit in the big leagues.